Friday, April 26, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Pacific Rim Website Updated
The Pacific Rim Movie viral website for the Pan Pacific Defense Corps. (PPDC) has officially been updated! After you get past the generous loading screen, you are met with a barrage of creepy sound effects from the Pacific Rim trailer including Jaeger parts being clanked together, and Kaiju roars - It's awesome.
The new website showcases 4 navigational areas, 3 of which are currently locked with the enticing tag reading Coming Soon. The categories are as follows:
JOIN PPDC which is currently open, CRISIS MAP which resembles the previous PPDC website's homepage, being an interactive map of the Earth, highlighting areas of interest and Kaiju activity. The next two categories are TRAINING ACADEMY and SHATTERDOME, both of which are currently locked.
The new website showcases 4 navigational areas, 3 of which are currently locked with the enticing tag reading Coming Soon. The categories are as follows:
JOIN PPDC which is currently open, CRISIS MAP which resembles the previous PPDC website's homepage, being an interactive map of the Earth, highlighting areas of interest and Kaiju activity. The next two categories are TRAINING ACADEMY and SHATTERDOME, both of which are currently locked.
DAVID GOYER CONFIRMS 2 OTHER MONSTERS FOR GODZILLA 2014
It's been previously rumored that the new Gareth Edwards Godzilla movie featured three monsters, and now we get confirmation from David Goyer who helped out with the script.
In addition to Godzilla, David Goyer says, at a QnA over at Reddit, that while he was working on the movie, there were at least two other monsters featured.
Of course, things could have changed as Goyer notes that since he worked on Godzilla, a bunch of other writers have come after.
Re: Godzilla, I only did 4 weeks on it and there've been a ton of other writers that came after me. But I believe there will be other monsters, yes. There were at least 2 others when I was mucking about with it.
Gareth Edwards is currently filming Godzilla in Vancouver where we have already seen a plethora of set video and images.
We've seen the military involved as well as what appears to be nuclear missiles and devastation, though if Goyer's comments hold true, we don't know if they are from Godzilla or one of the other monsters.
Diamond's Previews Godzilla Releases
Besides the previously mentioned X-Plus releases are a few more vinyl figures, t-shirts and comics.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
CLASSIC COMICS : Godzilla Color Special
Cover: Arthur Adams
Writer: Arthur Adams, Randy Stradley
Artist: Arthur Adams
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Release: 1992
Arguably the greatest English Godzilla comic published to date, and possibly just the greatest in general. When the Godzilla Color Special was first printed back in 1992, color in Dark Horse Comics was a rare occasion. This issue proves, though, how much better Godzilla comics are when presented in full color. Arthur Adams is, without a doubt, the best artist ever attached to the Godzilla franchise in the West, and this comic showcases some of his best work on the character. The cover alone is an excellent shot of Godzilla, but the back, displaying Godzilla fighting Gekido-Jin with G-Force centered at the bottom, is simply breathtaking. The dialogue and captions are a little cheesy at times, but the story is pretty solid. The publication's plot sees an oni, by the name of Gekido-Jin, awaken after a man named Kogenta sacrifices himself to allow the creature to break free from its stony state and fight Godzilla. Many describe Gekido-Jin as a Daimajin clone, and while this may have been the intention, the character makes for a very different foe for the King of the Monsters than what we have seen in the past. As for the battles in the book, they are well structured. Adams has a gift for being able to capture action sequences in his panels, and this talent comes through full force in this book for the battle between the two monsters.
As a closing side remark, it's interesting to note that the G-Force featured in this book actually predates the use of the name in the movies, which started in 1993 with Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. In fact, Toho seemed to take a lot of notice toward this comic in particular, even placing one of Adams' images, of Godzilla emerging from the water, on the front cover of the script for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995).
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